Hello friends,
I'm sure many of you know what is the name of the leaf on my greeting cards :D That's right! They are Ginkgo Biloba! :)
These leaves are a gift from my sister who went to Portugal a few years ago. When she asked if I wanted something from Portugal, I replied I didn't want anything as I did not want to burden her baggage :) But she wanted to bring something then I told her she can bring leaves ('coz I think every country has different trees and shape of leaf...).
Even if I thought she'd be confused but she did bring me different kinds of leaves. She's the best! I was so happy that I kept them all flatten inside my thick book for years!!
I like creating things from the trash as long as they can be useful. Before I used this leaf, I only cleaned them up with wet tissue to remove dirt and air-dried. I added recycled paper and used one of my favorite techniques "embossing" to give floral texture to the paper. Then for the final touch, I only put the leaves on the center as the focal point.
These leaves have traveled the oceans from Portugal to Netherland then flew to Jakarta, Indonesia after that made their way to Bali, Indonesia, and ended up in my drawer. Now some of them have moved from the "book camp" out to the world. I just hope they enjoyed the long trip! :D
I enter this card to below challenges:
Less is More - Challenge #444 - Lucky Dip - Favourite Technique
Path of Positivity Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist Change your Environment
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes #40
Thank you for reading this post. See you soon! :)
Love, Ika